Mask vending machines commissioned

Corporation Commissioner V.P. Jayaseelan on Thursday inaugurated mask vending machines on the civic body’s administrative office premises and in Rajaji Park.

The public could get a mask by inserting a ₹5 coin in the machine, Mr. Jayaseelan said.

City Health Officer S. Arun Kumar was present at the inauguration.

The vending machine had 120 masks made by self-help groups, which would get replenished once the stock was exhausted. Since locally made cloth masks were being sold at ₹15 or ₹20 a piece, the vending machine would be a roaring success, Corporation officials said.

Based on the response from the public, the Corporation planned to install the machines at more places in Thoothukudi.